Mario Matt (born 9 April 1979) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Slalom racing career Born in Zams, Tyrol, Matt made his World Cup debut in December 1999. He claimed 15 World Cup victories: 14 in slalom and one super combined. Matt is also a two-time world champion in slalom, with titles in 2001 and 2007. With a remarkably long career as a top slalom racer, he is the second oldest (after André Myhrer, who won gold in 2018) to win an Olympic gold medal in slalom skiing (in Sochi at the 2014 Winter olympics) and also the second oldest (after Dave Ryding) to win a (regular) World Cup slalom race. Matt also has the third-longest time interval between first and last World Cup victories (13 years, 10 months, and 22 days), after Ingemar Stenmark and Didier Cuche.
Matt announced his retirement from ski racing on 12 March 2015.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2000 20 23 4 — — — — 2001 21 17 3 — — — — 2002 22 29 8 37 — — — 2003 23 91 35 — — — — 2004 24 23 6 — — — — 2005 25 29 6 — — — — 2006 26 36 16 23 — — 32 2007 27 5 2 25 — — 11 2008 28 10 4 15 — — 29 2009 29 29 7 40 — — — 2010 30 85 31 — — — — 2011 31 20 4 — — — — 2012 32 28 7 — — — — 2013 33 21 6 — — — — 2014 34 27 6 — — — — 2015 35 96 29 — — — —
Race victories
15 wins – (14 SL, 1 SC) 42 podiums – (40 SL, 1 GS, 1 SC) Season Date Location Discipline2000 23 Jan 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom9 Mar 2000 Schladming, Austria Slalom2001 19 Dec 2000 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom2002 26 Nov 2001 Aspen, USA Slalom2005 13 Mar 2005 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Slalom2007 14 Jan 2007 Wengen, Switzerland Super combined25 Feb 2007 Garmisch, Germany Slalom4 Mar 2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom2008 6 Jan 2008 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom22 Jan 2008 Schladming, Austria Slalom17 Feb 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom2009 14 Mar 2009 Åre, Sweden Slalom2011 27 Feb 2011 Bansko, Bulgaria Slalom6 Mar 2011 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom2014 15 Dec 2013 Val d'Isère, France Slalom
World Championships results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2001 21 1 — — — 2 2003 23 DNF1 — — — — 2005 25 DNF1 — — — 11 2007 27 1 — — — 11 2009 29 DNF1 — — — — 2011 31 4 — — — — 2013 33 3 — — — — 2015 35 DNF1 — — — —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2002 22 injured: did not compete 2006 26 DNF1 — — — 34 2010 30 — — — — — 2014 34 1 — — — —
Business career In 2009, Matt purchased the Krazy Kanguruh bar at the Arlberg resort St. Anton. He also runs a stable where he breeds Arabian horses.
Personal Matt is the brother of skicross competitor and Olympic silver winner Andreas Matt and fellow alpine skier Michael Matt.
See also List of Olympic medalist families
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